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Dugout Discussion January 19

Hazard remains a false-nine as Aubameyang and Lacazette start together

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Eden Hazard (£11.1m) continues to operate in the false-nine position for Chelsea as they prepare to face Arsenal this evening.

With the Blues thought to be close to signing a new centre-forward, this could be his last Premier League appearance in the role for some time.

He is flanked by Pedro (£6.3m) and Willian (£7.2m), supported by the usual midfield trio of N’Golo Kanté (£5.0m), Matteo Kovacic (£5.7m) and Jorginho (£4.7m).

Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) start up front for Arsenal while Aaron Ramsey (£7.2m) supports them from midfield, in spite of recent rumours of his impending departure.

Lucas Torreira (£4.9m) returns to central midfield as Hector Bellerin (£5.4m) makes his first start since Gameweek 17.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Sokratis, Koscielny, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Ramsey, Guendouzi, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Alonso, Rudiger, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Pedro, Hazard.

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  1. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sarri ball = Hope Hazard does something to score a goal.

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    1. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

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  2. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I wonder if the ultimate twist is about to happen - Sarri making half-time subs and Emery keeping the same team.

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  3. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Worth keeping Richarlison for Huddersfield?

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    1. JohnBlack
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      probably not probably will

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    3. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Richarlison 7", 39" & 83"

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    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Depends how Huddersfield look tomorrow

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    5. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      no

      Shipping out for Sane

      Had enough

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      1. TyroneGAA
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        .1 short

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    6. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Still laugh that Everton paid 50 million for him

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    7. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      haven’t you had enough , glad i got rid

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    8. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      u guys should all keep rich, seaspn keeper for you all

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        team link please?

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  4. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Just came here to say; LOL another post! I hope Alonso keeps those up. Want his owners to keep him.

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    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone should keep, he scored many points in August

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  5. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    The millions dollar questions for us who kept faith, Richa or FAnderson out next week?

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    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Both out for a hit!!

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      1. gonzalocampos
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        hahahhaa, I think FAnderson. richa has Huddersfield next.

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    2. ol3andre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      this

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  6. Pigsinblankets
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso has been the most frustrating player to own this season hands down.

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    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hazard says hi

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      1. Pigsinblankets
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hit the post six times!! I have both anyway

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  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    - Start attack. Pass back to Kepa
    - Crosses to Kante in the box
    - Hazard with no space as False 9

    How exactly is Sarri asking them to play?

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  8. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    hazard > sterling(c) -4

    currently not looking too bad..

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    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Chelsea, Arsenal and blank are 3 of the 4 next for City

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      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Or did you mean before this gw?

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  9. ol3andre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why didn't Doherty start today?

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Might have been as his missus just had a baby.

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      1. ol3andre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Okei, thanks.

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  10. aarrgghh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So playing Bednarek over Hazard next week

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  11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lacazette is massively underrated (not as an FPL option), his work rate and hold up play are both brilliant and 8 goals/5 assists isn't too shabby considering he never plays 90mins

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  12. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I am so confused.

    What is everyone's initial thoughts/tactics for the chips?

    I can't see where the GW27 blanks go.

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  13. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    are baps updated?

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  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    This may be the last 45 mins for Hazard for a lot of teams.

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    1. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Off to China?

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    2. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You think? I brought him in on wildcard for last week and see no reason to get rid

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      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He's on a last 14 week 5ppg average. That's awful for 11.1m and he's unreliable C

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  15. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jose on Bein sports with Gray and Keys.

    Bants o'clock!

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    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hard to imagine 3 worse fools to listen to

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  16. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sarri “Today Jorginho was in trouble and on the bench there wasn’t a player for that position. I need an option for Jorginho.” Great banter from the Chelsea coach as he had the best player in that position in World football on the pitch,

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ruining Kante's career.
      He should have been on the move.

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    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Gary Lineker

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  17. moz_1983
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso and the woodwork- name a better couple.

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    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      * name a more iconic duo

      Know your meme

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      1. moz_1983
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I love maymays.

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    2. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Still a better love story than Twilight

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    3. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Robertson and BAPS 🙂

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    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bobby Firmino and Colgate?

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  18. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Did anyone visit Rwanda?

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    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bono

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  19. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Rich > ? (anyone but Salah)

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    1. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Watch Alli and Sane tomorrow and decide

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      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t want to lose value tonight 🙁

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        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Correct choices are better than 0.1m

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  20. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    How did Ings look today?

    Need a vardy replacement and want to downgrade, not upgrade to firmino.

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    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy's fixtures get amazing in a few weeks.

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      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He’s had good fixtures recently and I’ve owned him for all of them and he hasn’t returned in the way I’d hoped.

        So his good fixtures upcoming are irrelevant to me 🙁

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      2. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Plus no blank in GW27, no risk of a blank either in GW31

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      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Vardy does absolutely sh*t in easy games...only turns it on against top 6...AVOID

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        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          they get amazing now then

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        2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          You summed up my experience of owning him the past 4/5 weeks very well.

          He’s 100% being sold for me this week.

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  21. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My Auba and Kola not being involved in any goals in coming along well, just need a Hazard goal and I’ll be happy

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  22. janowsc
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Magnus Carlsen captained Hazard over Salah...interesting

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    1. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Looking forward to his 2nd half haul then.

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He knows!

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    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Deluded Palace fan.

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    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Team ID?

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  23. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Disappoint myself by keeping faith in Hazard. Frustrating to watch,doesnt even know where he is playing..

    Hazard for who next gw?
    Mid is;
    Salah - Richa - Eriksen - Pogba

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling or Sane

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      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Rotation risk killing my calculation. Even Dilva is no sure starter. Might need to scout KdB tomorrow

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    2. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Easy decision Sane or Sterling

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    3. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm keeping for Bournemouth. Higuain inbound changes things imo

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  24. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who will be Chelsea manager in August? Mourinho?

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    1. french holiday
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bielsa

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      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        If so, who do you think will be their manager in October?

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        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hiddink?

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  25. french holiday
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Lacazatte's first touch is pure class. Would put Lukaku to shame.

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    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Shane we haven't been able to rely on Sarri to start every game. Unless things might be changing.

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  26. FPL_Sponge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Loving the Jose Mourinho analysis on Benin sports

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    1. Pigsinblankets
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What's he been saying?

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      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        "I have nussin to say"

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      2. FPL_Sponge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kante can play anyway
        “This match is important not to lose”
        “Hazard and Willian not in the game, need to give them different areas to play. Need a proper striker. So William and Eden can play in the pocket”
        “My knowhow, my experience, my feeling is better than sports science in the game”

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  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    If you want a laugh watch Auba and Laca commentate on TOT ARS game

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  28. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard brace in second half. You read it here first.

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pls. Alonso assists

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yes please.

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  29. Danno - Emre Canada
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Total defence including Goalkeeper -1, hahahahahahahahah anyone else join me in the negative zone?

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    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      o/

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch. Which players?

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      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Well im glad you asked, as its such a beautiful sequence. Half my fault, half bad luck. I had no playing keeper in the end, Pereira came in for TAA and Doherty went crazy and Digne found the wrong end. Also took a minus 4.

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    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Perreira, Digne, AWB and Alisson?

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  30. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Good scores all around I assume ?

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    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone with a poor score is in hiding

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    2. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      should break a century!

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wouah well done !

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      2. Long ball Larry
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What’s your team? that’s really good, well done

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    3. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      not for me.. (yet)

      49(-8)

      sterling(c) + sane to hopefully level the playing field

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Good luck you can easily reach 60 !

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        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          cheers bud

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    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      60 all out if Hazard blanks.

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Need hazard to score too !

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    5. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      25 even with Rash, Pog, and Firmino

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Captain left ?

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      2. La Galatica
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        69 Sane & Jesus left

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    6. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      58 with Sane and Alli to go

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nice one

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        1. Ghost Gooner
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks

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    7. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      64 (-4) all out.. not that good

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    8. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      73(-4) with Sane to go, good week finally

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